Which nation positioned between a wealthier Europe on one end and a growing China on the other is in a precarious geographic position?
A) India
B) Libya
C) Pakistan
D) Russia
E) Syria
Switzerland's ability to avoid Europe's major wars is in large part due to
A) alliances.
B) economic sanctioning power.
C) geography.
D) nuclear capabilities.
E) strategic gold reserves.
Country X, a large and powerful state, can threaten and cajole its much smaller neighboring state, Country Y, because there is no global superpower to stop them. This is an example of which feature of world politics?
A) Anarchy
B) Complexity
C) Diversity
D) Reciprocity
E) Sanctity
The concept of defense burden illustrates that
A) economic strength often means that countries can afford to outsource their military capabilities to others.
B) it is often the states who are least able to afford spending on military that end up spending the most on it.
C) only states in active conflicts will spend heavily on military strength.
D) sometimes the best decision a country can make is to get rid of their military, like Switzerland and Japan.
E) the larger the state, the larger the military.
There are many different actors in the international system, with different perspectives and values. This best illuminates which central feature of world politics?
A) Anarchy
B) Complexity
C) Diversity
D) Reciprocity
E) Sanctity
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